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host: one more call from berkeley california, democrats line. caller: hi there, mr. ornstein, guest: hi. caller: i have to two questions. first off, i want to congratulate you for demonstrating integrity, because i believe you're representing a highly conservative institution with american enterprise and your views are coming across unbiased. guest: thank you. caller: secondly, i am not scared of the nuclear option. initially based on my limited experience or knowledge about it, and/or the stopping of the senate. i had an think it might be a portal we might have to pass through as a country to get beyond it. is it unprecedented that somebody, a majority leader would take that option, and what else in terms of the nuclear option could be used for if it became something that was standard fare? do they have to stand on the floor and talk during a filibuster? i seem to recall that i have seen that happen in my lifetime. guest: we have never used the so-called nuclear option. the senate has come close several times. that it ise the idea a continuing body and a unique body
host: one more call from berkeley california, democrats line. caller: hi there, mr. ornstein, guest: hi. caller: i have to two questions. first off, i want to congratulate you for demonstrating integrity, because i believe you're representing a highly conservative institution with american enterprise and your views are coming across unbiased. guest: thank you. caller: secondly, i am not scared of the nuclear option. initially based on my limited experience or knowledge about it, and/or the...
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host: jean, democratic line, california. caller: my son was working as a commercial dump truck driver. he had a good relationship with the company, and they told him the job less for one week. another company was hiring, and they wanted him to work 12 hours a day, six days a week. he has a commercial driver's license, and the null -- amount of hours are limited. he asked if he could worked 10 hours a day, six days a week and they said no. he did not want to lose his license, so he quit, and could not get unemployment because he quit. we could not find a lawyer or attorney that would fight the system in tennessee, so he has not gone any benefits. host: your thoughts on that situation? guest: unfortunate. the deal is the paradox intentions do not align. they do not clearly match what you would think the text book would say. when you are looking to 10 million people receiving unemployment of some kind and so many people without jobs, you will find individual circumstances like this? defy what we think should be -- that defy wha
host: jean, democratic line, california. caller: my son was working as a commercial dump truck driver. he had a good relationship with the company, and they told him the job less for one week. another company was hiring, and they wanted him to work 12 hours a day, six days a week. he has a commercial driver's license, and the null -- amount of hours are limited. he asked if he could worked 10 hours a day, six days a week and they said no. he did not want to lose his license, so he quit, and...
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molly is calling from california. good morning. caller: yes, the woman who called on the republican line progressbegan to spew of talking points, i would like to mollify her statements by using her own words. scott walker wants to privatize everything and he wants to cut benefits and cut government jobs and that's right. the private sector only spends money they have. we don't have the option of taxing only their money in order to further our agendas. as far as walker, god bless him and god bless america. host: mali from california. itter --inbeck' on tw here's historical notes from our producers. governor barker would be the first to be recalled -- governor walker would be the first governor to be recalled in our history. now to a democrat on the line. caller: i cannot believe so many delusional republicans there are. john kasich is in ohio where i am and is being investigated by the fbi for bribery, for promising people jobs in exchange for power. now you have scott walker in wisconsin who deliberately went after teachers and fir
molly is calling from california. good morning. caller: yes, the woman who called on the republican line progressbegan to spew of talking points, i would like to mollify her statements by using her own words. scott walker wants to privatize everything and he wants to cut benefits and cut government jobs and that's right. the private sector only spends money they have. we don't have the option of taxing only their money in order to further our agendas. as far as walker, god bless him and god...
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this was in california. it seems like natural gas was the obvious way to run energy in this country. thinking about the poll that snapped because of hurricane sandy in the new jersey area along a coast, they underestimated things like that. so, the broader issue is -- how does it work? who controls the rebuilding of our infrastructure? would it be wise to put money into these tubes -- these individual utilities? host: first of all, i wrote this piece. we were sort of talking about it. anyone looking at the big energy picture, not the individual pieces of energy, we spent all of our time talking about oil, gas, and nuclear. we debated about the environmentalists in the business community. we started to realize that, first of all, most americans get their energy from electricity. the change from this energy boom that we had of extracting record amounts of gas from the ground to plug in our homes, that really needs to -- it is the point that you raised about infrastructure. it is about investment in what we alr
this was in california. it seems like natural gas was the obvious way to run energy in this country. thinking about the poll that snapped because of hurricane sandy in the new jersey area along a coast, they underestimated things like that. so, the broader issue is -- how does it work? who controls the rebuilding of our infrastructure? would it be wise to put money into these tubes -- these individual utilities? host: first of all, i wrote this piece. we were sort of talking about it. anyone...
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Oct 9, 2012
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host: president obama was at a fund-raiser in california last night. [video clip] governor romney has a different view. he said it was tragic to end the war in iraq, and doubled down on that today. he said it was a mistake and i disagree. bringing our troops home was the right thing to do. [applause] every brave americans who wears the uniform of this country should know that as long as i am commander-in-chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known, and when our troops to takeoff their uniform, we will serve them as well as they have served us, because nobody who have fought for us to death to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home -- for us should have to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home. guest: his analysis of romney's speech is not quite fair. mitt romney was criticizing obama for not being able to come to an agreement with the iraqi government on a continuing u.s. military arrangement. he was not saying let's keep fighting in iraq indefinitely. that being said, it clearly
host: president obama was at a fund-raiser in california last night. [video clip] governor romney has a different view. he said it was tragic to end the war in iraq, and doubled down on that today. he said it was a mistake and i disagree. bringing our troops home was the right thing to do. [applause] every brave americans who wears the uniform of this country should know that as long as i am commander-in-chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known, and when our troops...
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host: randy from citrus heights, california. or on the "washington journal -- you are on the "washington journal." caller: you mentioned a high- speed rail. these politicians out here do want high-speed rail like japan has. bill and up with a bunch of debt -- they will end up with a bunch of debt like greece has. experience tells me that went a big project comes around -- there was one recently in downtown sacramento where they have to close a major part of i- 5, and they hired a private guy who was able to get the job done in a much more expeditious manner than the state workers would have been able to. i keep hearing you say we need more money. it sounds like the infrastructure - they team up out here. host: we will leave it there. guest: that is an excellent question. right now 95% of what we build in this country is contract it out by states, cities, and counties. that is the standard practice, see who the best bidder is and put them to work building the project. there has been a new approach in the past five years, where ma
host: randy from citrus heights, california. or on the "washington journal -- you are on the "washington journal." caller: you mentioned a high- speed rail. these politicians out here do want high-speed rail like japan has. bill and up with a bunch of debt -- they will end up with a bunch of debt like greece has. experience tells me that went a big project comes around -- there was one recently in downtown sacramento where they have to close a major part of i- 5, and they hired a...
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ben is on the republican line from san francisco, california. good morning, ben. caller: it all sounds very nice, protecting the internet. but the fourth amendment gives us the right from unreasonable search and seizure and i think that you should never sacrifice freedom for safety. and it seems that's what we're doing in this situation. we're letting them win and we're showing that we're going to change the rurlz in order to deal with them. host: thanks for the comment. we'll get dave in on the democratic line to get his thoughts from wilmington, delaware. caller: thanks for taking my call. a couple of comments and a question. i'm very intrigued by the caller who tried to describe this situation in sort of a very simple term. this is very, very complex and the way i see it is that you've got the merging from a political standpoint of everything from free markets to libertarian views. and i would hate to see this as many issues get demagogued without people really understanding, first of all, the importance of this and the fact that the last segment which was talk
ben is on the republican line from san francisco, california. good morning, ben. caller: it all sounds very nice, protecting the internet. but the fourth amendment gives us the right from unreasonable search and seizure and i think that you should never sacrifice freedom for safety. and it seems that's what we're doing in this situation. we're letting them win and we're showing that we're going to change the rurlz in order to deal with them. host: thanks for the comment. we'll get dave in on...
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she reflects the values of california on issues like global warming. senator inhofe from oklahoma is very conservative. he thinks global warming is a hoax. they clash all the time on environmental issues because she is the chairman of the environment and public works committee and he is a rating republican on there. on this issue, they have come together. on transportation, they have done what most lawmakers are saying is a remarkable job of creating a bipartisan bill in a very partisan congress. host: $109 billion over the next two years before by fuel taxes, tax changes, and cuts to federal programs. $1 billion credit assistance program for select transportation projects -- what guest: is: -- what is that? guest: this is a program that is to projects ofe regional and national projects -- significant. by giving the backing there, it makes the borrowing to pay for those big credit projects lower and less expensive. it makes the project less expensive to do. barbara boxer certification said that this program can generate $30 in private investment for ev
she reflects the values of california on issues like global warming. senator inhofe from oklahoma is very conservative. he thinks global warming is a hoax. they clash all the time on environmental issues because she is the chairman of the environment and public works committee and he is a rating republican on there. on this issue, they have come together. on transportation, they have done what most lawmakers are saying is a remarkable job of creating a bipartisan bill in a very partisan...
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michael writes that -- modesto, california, niki, over $100,000. good morning. caller: good morning. our family was making $125,000 a few years ago. my husband worked for a government job where he was a security clearance and was a reservist. we ended up having a home that was worth $400,000, fell to about $130,000. we had to foreclose on our home. my husband's job with security clearance, they don't like you to have any marks on your credit, so we had an investigation. now maybe he could lose his job and we had to file bankruptcy. everything is spiraling out of control. we are making 40% less, because of what happened with our house. it's not all great theater with the people making over $100,000. we're lucky to live in the family home right now. host: where do you go from here? caller: i don't know, because we cannot buy a home. i don't know. i am on disability. it is scary, very scary. i am hoping the election thing changes. all you can do is hope. host: now some comments on twitter, talking about having a hard time -- sugarland, texas, tracy, over $100,000.
michael writes that -- modesto, california, niki, over $100,000. good morning. caller: good morning. our family was making $125,000 a few years ago. my husband worked for a government job where he was a security clearance and was a reservist. we ended up having a home that was worth $400,000, fell to about $130,000. we had to foreclose on our home. my husband's job with security clearance, they don't like you to have any marks on your credit, so we had an investigation. now maybe he could lose...
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host: stephanie, highland, california, democratic line. stephanie, good morning. one last tried? we will move on now to allen, texas, on our republicans line. good morning. caller: good morning. i heard something earlier in the program and once again just moments ago about capital gains taxes. there are a whole bunch of people in this country that think we should really put the hammer on capital gains tax people. i would like to mention just one little thing. capital gains applies to buying an asset and holding it for a year, then selling it. how about a tax in which to buy an asset and essentially hold it for a couple of years and you do not pay any tax up to $500,000 capital gain. i never hear that mentioned. host: alan viard? guest: i think he is talking about owner occupied homes, where we do tax the capital gains. provided you have lived in the home for two years. there really is a zeal to tax capital gains, so why not that? there are capital gains on some sales, and part of that does reflect the earnings of the corporation that they have received and generally pay tax on. j
host: stephanie, highland, california, democratic line. stephanie, good morning. one last tried? we will move on now to allen, texas, on our republicans line. good morning. caller: good morning. i heard something earlier in the program and once again just moments ago about capital gains taxes. there are a whole bunch of people in this country that think we should really put the hammer on capital gains tax people. i would like to mention just one little thing. capital gains applies to buying an...
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a little different from california. advocate cap of $750,000 but it is working. counties that the not have a er doctor years ago now has one because the climate has improved. it does need to be tackled by the state. unfortunately there are states that will not take it up. there may be another way to look at this. since medicare is a federal program, is there a way perhaps to provide liability relief within the medicare program itself that obviously already exists in all 50 states, and you would not have to threaten state sovereignty in order to do that. but medical liability is a huge issue. you are right -- it is one of the missing links from the affordable care act. where was of the of reliability -- liability relief, the fix in medicare that has been flaunted so long does we have to come in and fix every december? what about allowing doctors it to talk together about costs? you cannot ask doctors to be participants in this brave new world and hold costs down if they cannot get together and talk about price. the minute you do that the guys from the federal trad
a little different from california. advocate cap of $750,000 but it is working. counties that the not have a er doctor years ago now has one because the climate has improved. it does need to be tackled by the state. unfortunately there are states that will not take it up. there may be another way to look at this. since medicare is a federal program, is there a way perhaps to provide liability relief within the medicare program itself that obviously already exists in all 50 states, and you would...
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a couple of online law schools in california. the traditional law school committee does not endorse that at all. hopefully as this comes about and people get involved, i'm a i will write myble ri congressman. the whole experience is going to change traditional college. why kept an hour early when you can be in a comfortable environment? social networking is taken the place of people going out. hopefully we are growing. people may not have the funds and they should jump on this. guest: i think he makes a great point. the traditional college student, whether they live in a dorm and go to football games, those students are in the minority. particularly in a difficult job market where we continue to have high unemployment. we have a lot of people that need to go back to advance their skills and their credentials. but they need to keep working. for them, high-quality online classes can be a great option. the question for them is how do they afford it? the idea would need to take these good class is offered by some of the best universi
a couple of online law schools in california. the traditional law school committee does not endorse that at all. hopefully as this comes about and people get involved, i'm a i will write myble ri congressman. the whole experience is going to change traditional college. why kept an hour early when you can be in a comfortable environment? social networking is taken the place of people going out. hopefully we are growing. people may not have the funds and they should jump on this. guest: i think...
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next call comes from california, dianne is on our democrat's line. you are on. what to do you think? caller: good morning. how're you? host: i am good. caller: good. yes, he should release his taxes. sitting behind a false premise and saying blind trust, when in fact, when he had a debate -- newt gingrich and the republican national debate, early in january, newt gingrich pressed ham and asked him about -- pressed him and asked him about foreclosures. and mitt romney, first of all, he said my investments have been and a blocked trust. also, that the blind trust, and a 2007 disclosure for the 2008 run of mitt romney knee, it was obviously counterintuitive to his quotes. and also, there is a release from the massachusetts -- it is in this article. back to january 2012. that meant romney under the thats of the blind trust, th is like the blind leading the blind. he thinks he is going to lead the country in such a manner, and not disclose that he does have a bermuda holding as. he does have cayman. he has these foreclosures. this article has found -- caller: where i
next call comes from california, dianne is on our democrat's line. you are on. what to do you think? caller: good morning. how're you? host: i am good. caller: good. yes, he should release his taxes. sitting behind a false premise and saying blind trust, when in fact, when he had a debate -- newt gingrich and the republican national debate, early in january, newt gingrich pressed ham and asked him about -- pressed him and asked him about foreclosures. and mitt romney, first of all, he said my...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. miss -- ms. pelosi: thank you very much. i'm very sad to join my colleagues in expressing the deepest sympathies of the house of representatives to the families and loved ones of the victims in aurora, colorado, and the entire community as it grapples with its grief. my colleagues have spoke very movingly from the standpoint of faith and hopefully that plathe will be a comfort to those -- faith will be a comfort to those who are affected. as you know, mr. speaker, when we learned of this tragedy, the president ordered flags to be flown half-staff for one week to commemorate the tragedy that aurora, these individual families, and our country had suffered. that was done as a mark of respect for the 12 innocent victims and all who were affected. the victims who were murdered, that's just the word, that day, the vast majority were very young people. the one, gordon cowden was a father in his 50's. the others were very young whose last words to his daughters were, to tell them he loved them. a story t
the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. miss -- ms. pelosi: thank you very much. i'm very sad to join my colleagues in expressing the deepest sympathies of the house of representatives to the families and loved ones of the victims in aurora, colorado, and the entire community as it grapples with its grief. my colleagues have spoke very movingly from the standpoint of faith and hopefully that plathe will be a comfort to those -- faith will be a...
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host: howard from mare ana, california, you're with sheila krumholz, the center for responsive politics, you're on the republican line, good morning. caller: good morning, steve. boy, you stole my thunder because i was going to ask the lady about the hypocrisy of the president not accepting matching funds but as she explained it, it's a dead issue. can i ask, steve, a question about what i think would be an improvement to your broadcast in the journal? host: certainly. caller: especially when we're talking in this political season about the economy, and i think all democrats and republicans would agree that the economy is number one on the list. it would be right above your c-span logo, you use the clock that shows the debt that's being created. host: okay, we -- we've gotten a u.s. debt clock and i know it's approaching $16 trillion, and we refer to it quite often. but go ahead, howard. you want it on 24/7? caller: that probably wouldn't be practical. my issue is when we're talking about the -- are you there, steve? host: i am. caller: when we're talking about the financial issue of th
host: howard from mare ana, california, you're with sheila krumholz, the center for responsive politics, you're on the republican line, good morning. caller: good morning, steve. boy, you stole my thunder because i was going to ask the lady about the hypocrisy of the president not accepting matching funds but as she explained it, it's a dead issue. can i ask, steve, a question about what i think would be an improvement to your broadcast in the journal? host: certainly. caller: especially when...